Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-03-10

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chapel.
Florida strawberries are in the market
at Detroit. Twenty cents each.
"A Maine man is about to open up
boot and shoe factory in Bay City.
The oar factory at Maple Rapids is
turning out from 800 TO 1000 oars daily.
Saginaw City has raised $4,000 of the
required $4,000 to build wooden mill.
The railroad company is not able to
supply cars enough to freight cedar railway
ties from Alpena.
The insurance agencies at Lansing have
abandoned the extra charges made on
premises containing gasoline stoves.
John Goheen, OF Monroe, is serving
years sentence at Jackson for forging his
mother-in-law's name as surety TO a note.
The Reed Harrow Company, of Kala-
mazoo, Is shipping about 2,UUJ narrows per
week.whi shows that their business is not
dragging.
There are 324 postoffces in this State
less than $40 quarter, and 304 where it is
between SIG and $40 per quarter.
"A stick of timber was fished out of the
bottom of the Saginaw River last week
worth $75. 1t had been sunk nearly twenty
years at Stone Island, near Bay City.
The st. Louis Republican claims that
during the past four months merchants at
that place have paid out TO farmers in that
vicinity the sum of $5O0,OO0 for various
kinds of products.
The saloon-keepers in every city and
village of tho Upper Peninsula have or
ganized and subscribed funds against the
prohibtory amendments. The other side
is also organizing, and the campaign will
be lively.
j. III. Parker, pioneer of Lenawee
County from 1888, died lately at his home,
just north of Adrian, at the age of S3
years. He was, until within short time,
resident of Rome. His wife survives
him, and they have lived together 63 years,
an instance of continued married life that
is rarely equaled
Mayor Mines, of Coldwater, discov-
cred thief in the act of stealing a pound
of tobacco in his store the other day, and
instead of having him jailed Mr.. Mines
gave him chance to escape prosecution by
confessing the deed to the Salvation Army
and paying the Captain SO for the privi-
lege. The offer was gladly embraced.
The will of DIR. Edmund Rogers,
brother of Randolph Rogers, the sculptor.
who died at Quincy few days ago, was
probated at Detroit. After bequeathing
about $50 900 to relatives, he leaves the
residue of his fortune to any six women
whose huobondS drunltordo. Rogers
was a bachelor, and his will is unique.
The Kalamazoo Screw Button Com
pany is the name Of new concern just or
ganized in Kalamazoo. The company con-
sists of Gen. VIM. Shakespeare and Mr..
II. S. Wilson, and has been formed for the
purpose of manufacturing and selling
new style of button, invented by Mr.. Will
son. The button, as all bachelors will be
Interested to learn, is fastened to the cloth
ing without sewing.
Much excitement has been caused at
Marquette by the find of rich body of hard
hematite ore at Mt. Mesnard, the southern
limit of the city. eleven feet below the sur
face. The vein is six feet wide, of clean
ore, with well-defned walls, and many in
dications of bonanza for the discoverers.
1t is within three-quarters of mile of the
lake, and the mine could ship directly by
an incline railway. Attempts are being
made to secure option on adjoining forties.
"A sensation was caused at Jackson by
the discovery that a butcher, who is quite
extensively engaged in the pork trade of
that city, fattened his hogs on dead horses.
The facts were brought TO light during an
examination of Loyal Fessenden for vio-
lating the health ordinance. He testified
that the dead horses that were drawn from
the city were hauled to the butcher to feed
pigs. The Board of Health have not yet
determined what they will do, but it is
stated that some action will be taken in
the case.
The Methodist resort at Bay View,
near Petoskey, is being extensively i'm
proved and will be nearly doubled in size
by the erection of large addition for tho
coming season. The hotel accommoda-
tions will also be materially increased.
Iron water mains are being laid in the
grounds 10 the extent of 10000 feet, and
nearly every lot will be amply provided
with the pure unadulterated article from
the springs on the neighboring hills. 1t is
expected the coming season will be more
of a success than anything yet experienced.
Wilkins Scott was married in Adrian
year ago to Miss Carrie Howard. Both
are colored. Thursday a woman arrived
in town who proved TO be first wife who
lives, with two children aged and IL years,
at Dayton, Ohio. The result of pro-
longed ard stormy interview was that Scott
paid wife No. S4O0 10 go home and pro-
cure q divorce, which she at once set out to
do. Scott deserted his wife year and a
half ago, and has contributed nothing
since to the support Of his family in Ohio,
although he received $6.SU0 back pension
from the Government soon after he left
her, and now draws $50 per month. He is
blind.